Main station (CTA Niles Center branch)

Main was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Main Street and Niles Center Road in Skokie, Illinois. Main was situated south of Dempster and north of Oakton. Main opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch.^[2]

MAIN   4900W 8400N
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Location of the demolished station, July 2023
General information
Location	Main Street and Niles Center Road Skokie, Illinois
Coordinates	42.03354°N 87.74960°W / 42.03354; -87.74960
Owned by	Chicago Transit Authority
Line(s)	Niles Center branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	March 28, 1925
Closed	March 27, 1948[1]
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station Dempster Terminus Niles Center branch Oakton toward Howard
Track layout Legend Yellow northwest to Dempster–Skokie Elm St. Main St. Yellow southeast to Howard
Location

References

1. Garfield, Graham. "Yellow Line". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
2. Garfield, Graham. "Main". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved August 17, 2010.